Saturday, August 14, 2010

[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (August 14)



On This Date In California Weather History....

2004: Tornadoes hit both Yucca Valley and Phelan.
Thunderstorms produced severe flash flooding that damaged homes in Spring Valley Lake (Victorville) and Hesperia.
Vehicles were trapped in five feet of water.
Water eight feet deep inundated a railroad causing major delays (a train backup extending to Cajon Pass).

2002: It was 112° in Victorville, the highest temperature on record for August.
This also occurred on 8.6 and 8.7 of 1998.

2001: The Fish Fire burned over 21,000 acres of land in southeast Lassen County, CA and western Washoe County, NV.

1998: Strong thunderstorms developed each day in the valleys and the deserts starting on 8.12 and ending on this day.
Flash flooding and very strong winds resulted in Apple Valley.
A thunderstorm in Hemet produced a downburst with winds to 70 mph and 0.75 inch hail that damaged buildings, trees, and power lines.
Golf ball size hail fell at Cajon Pass.
1.6 inches of rain fell in 30 minutes at Boulevard.

1994: The low temperature was 77° in Riverside, the highest minimum temperature on record.

1992: A whopping 6.12 inches of rain fell in Palomar Mountain, the greatest daily amount on record for August.

1987: A very unseasonable storm from Alaska brought light rainfall to the area: 0.01 inch at San Diego, 0.07 inch at SDSU and Chula Vista, and 0.05 inch at Montgomery Field and Brown Field.

1965: A heavy thunderstorm struck Yucaipa.
A flash flood came down Wildwood Canyon for an hour, washing out some roads and flooding streets.
A pickup truck driver was swept about 1200 feet, but climbed out unhurt.

1963: A terrible thunderstorm hit Oak Glen with about two inches of rain between noon and 3 pm.
The thunderstorm was heavier to the north along Yucaipa Ridge.
Disastrous debris flows damaged numerous homes, farms, roads, and a church.
Two boys were rescued from the flooding creek.

1955: Heavy thunderstorms struck Forest Home (now Forest Falls) and Barstow.
In Forest Home torrents of water up to six feet deep swept down Mill Creek Canyon leaving up to five feet of sand and rocks on the road.
Huge boulders rolled onto the roadways.

1933: The high temperature at Lovelock, NV was 106.

1933: Bakersfield reached a sweltering 117 degrees for a high temperature, an all-time record for the month of August.
Hanford reached 115 degrees for the second day in a row, tying an all-time record high for the month of August set on the previous date.

1920: The high temperature at Reno, NV was 102.

Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego

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